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godutch, are you the gent i was speaking to about HVF at the boulton market faire in pa. ??
If I was the little 5'7" guy in native kit walking around with a 6'4" HVF and looking like an idiot, then yeah, that was me. That also would have been 20+ years ago. As a disclaimer, I was only carrying that because I'd brought it there to show L. Day and his boys since they were building the locks for me. And yes, I felt stupid doing it. :cool:
 
If I was the little 5'7" guy in native kit walking around with a 6'4" HVF and looking like an idiot, then yeah, that was me. That also would have been 20+ years ago. As a disclaimer, I was only carrying that because I'd brought it there to show L. Day and his boys since they were building the locks for me. And yes, I felt stupid doing it. :cool:
I ran into you at Ft. Frederick in 1999. Highly inspirational. I was really taken with your sturgeon business card. I took a buttload of orders for HVF guns at that event and delivered them all the following Ft Frederick. I had to buy a new truck to get them there as I only had a 5' bed on my old truck. 😆
 

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That gun has a 72" barrel in 11 bore, with an 1 1/2 breech by Benny Coogle. The lock is a TRS Doglock. I sent the barrel to Fred Miller and told him to inlet it into the curliest piece of maple he could find. The gun weighs right at 11 3/4lbs.
I did get to blast some sitting ducks on a guy's private pond. 2oz of #4 shot....don't remember how much powder. Killed 4 with one shot. The owner of the pond said that it was the greatest thing he ever saw. It made me feel like a nifty 18th century market hunter. Very cool.
I'd love to build another one of those one day, I doubt I'll ever get to it.
 
I ran into you at Ft. Frederick in 1999. Highly inspirational. I was really taken with your sturgeon business card. I took a buttload of orders for HVF guns at that event and delivered them all the following Ft Frederick. I had to buy a new truck to get them there as I only had a 5' bed on my old truck. 😆
HVF's require an 8' bed. That needs to be factored into the build cost of the gun :) And I'm tickled that you got orders for some too. "Guess strolling around with one, lit the lightbulb for a few guys. Very cool.
 
what is the average cost of having one of these carbines built???
2 Shots, I just remembered, I think (?) Rich Pierce is building one or was going to a year of so ago. Maybe check with him, he knows his stuff. There are no doubt others I'm forgetting or not aware of. Maybe they'll chime in.
 
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